Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 54 (39:54)

ٱلزُّمَر

وَأَنِيبُوٓا۟ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمْ وَأَسْلِمُوا۟ لَهُۥ مِن قَبْلِ أَن يَأْتِيَكُمُ ٱلْعَذَابُ ثُمَّ لَا …

Quran 39:54 is ayah 54 of Surah Az-Zumar (“The Troops”), a Meccan surah of 75 ayahs. It is in Juz 24, on page 464 of the Madani Mushaf.

39:54
وَأَنِيبُوٓا۟إِلَىٰرَبِّكُمْوَأَسْلِمُوا۟لَهُۥمِنقَبْلِأَنيَأْتِيَكُمُٱلْعَذَابُثُمَّلَاتُنصَرُونَ٥٤
wa-anībū ilā rabbikum wa-aslimū lahu min qabli an yatiyakumu l-ʿadhābu thumma lā tunṣarūna

And return [in repentance] to your Lord and submit to Him before the punishment comes upon you; then you will not be helped.(54)

Word by word

  1. وَأَنِيبُوٓا۟wa-anībūAnd turn
  2. إِلَىٰilāto
  3. رَبِّكُمْrabbikumyour Lord
  4. وَأَسْلِمُوا۟wa-aslimūand submit
  5. لَهُۥlahuto Him
  6. مِنminbefore
  7. قَبْلِqablibefore
  8. أَنan[that]
  9. يَأْتِيَكُمُyatiyakumucomes to you
  10. ٱلْعَذَابُl-ʿadhābuthe punishment
  11. ثُمَّthummathen
  12. لَاlānot
  13. تُنصَرُونَtunṣarūnayou will be helped

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